1924 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Dorothy Campbell Hurd wins at Rhode Island C.C.

Dorothy Campbell Hurd won the 1924 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Rhode Island C.C. in Barrington, Rhode Island, beating Mary Browne 7 & 6 in the final.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Edition: 28th
Dates: September 1, 1924 to September 6, 1924
Course: Rhode Island C.C., Barrington, Rhode Island
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Dorothy Campbell Hurd · age 41 · Scotland
Champion's title: 3rd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Mary Browne · age 33
Final: 7 & 6
Losing semifinalists: Glenna Collett-Vare and Florence Vanderbeck
Stroke-play medalist: Glenna Collett-Vare (79)
Defending champion: Edith Cummings · lost in the round of 16
Entries: 98

What happened at the 1924 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Tennis champion Mary K. Browne won the 18th with a daring approach to square with Glenna Collett and won at the 19th with a 15-foot putt.

Fifteen years after her first title, Dorothy Campbell Hurd went to lunch 5 up and beat Mary K. Browne 7 and 6.

Final, Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd v. Mary K. Browne. Fifteen years after her first title, Dorothy Campbell Hurd went to lunch 5 up and beat Mary K. Browne 7 and 6.

Semifinal, Mary K. Browne v. Glenna Collett. Tennis champion Mary K. Browne won the 18th with a daring approach to square with Glenna Collett and won at the 19th with a 15-foot putt.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 32.

The final, 1924 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Mary Browne	7 & 6

Semifinals, 1924 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mary Browne	def.	Glenna Collett-Vare	won on 19th hole
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Florence Vanderbeck	2 & 1

Quarterfinals, 1924 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Glenna Collett-Vare	def.	Mrs. Quentin F. Feitner	3 & 1
Mary Browne	def.	Bernice Wall	5 & 4
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Miriam Burns Horn	3 & 2
Florence Vanderbeck	def.	Audrey Faust	3 & 2

Round of 16, 1924 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Glenna Collett-Vare	def.	Mrs. Jack Renwick	8 & 6
Mrs. Quentin F. Feitner	def.	Virginia Wilson	3 & 2
Mary Browne	def.	Louise Fordyce	2 & 1
Bernice Wall	def.	Mrs. Henry R. Watson	1 up
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Maureen Orcutt	6 & 4
Miriam Burns Horn	def.	Edith Cummings	won on 21st hole
Florence Vanderbeck	def.	Mrs. E. E. Harwood	9 & 7
Audrey Faust	def.	Elizabeth Gordon	3 & 2

Round of 32, 1924 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Glenna Collett-Vare	def.	Ruth Batchelder	4 & 3
Mrs. Jack Renwick	def.	Mrs. F. C. Letts Jr.	walkover
Virginia Wilson	def.	Mrs. J. B. Rose	4 & 3
Mrs. Quentin F. Feitner	def.	Mrs. Sidney R. Small	3 & 2
Louise Fordyce	def.	Isabel Harris	4 & 2
Mary Browne	def.	Katherine Harley	6 & 4
Bernice Wall	def.	Nonna Barlow	3 & 2
Mrs. Henry R. Watson	def.	Priscilla Maxwell	4 & 3
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Marion Hollins	4 & 3
Maureen Orcutt	def.	Frances E. Stebbins	2 up
Edith Cummings	def.	Mrs. E. H. Baker Jr.	6 & 4
Miriam Burns Horn	def.	Fritzi Steiffel	3 & 1
Florence Vanderbeck	def.	Mrs. J. Laroque Anderson	2 & 1
Mrs. E. E. Harwood	def.	Mrs. Mary T. Allderdice	4 & 3
Audrey Faust	def.	Mrs. E. F. Shay	8 & 7
Elizabeth Gordon	def.	Margaret Curtis	3 & 2

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.

Data: us-womens-amateur.json.